Hat is tall and round with four large side panels. The sides alternate in colour, two are an orange-yellow, and the other sides are a dark-purple. Each side is decorated with fine embroidered lines in a linear pattern. Each side panel has a small hole lined with a metal ring. The brim and seams are lined with a black velvet. Interior is lined with a strip of dark red velvet and a lighter red silk. Attached to the crown is a small tassel with three beads.

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• Type of Item hat
• Culture Kyrgyz
• Material cotton fibre, silk fibre, plastic, metal
• Measurements height 23.9 cm, width 32.8 cm, depth 20.4 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Ronald Klein
• Received from Ronald Klein

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• Made in Kashgar

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• Collection Date during 1998
• Ownership Date before September 13, 2014
• Acquisition Date on September 13, 2014

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3080/0102